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Registration Is Open for Weekends in the Park

What can students discover when Grand Teton National Park becomes their classroom for the weekend? This fall, fourth- and fifth-grade students are invited to find out during Weekends in the Park, a three-day, two-night adventure filled with exploration, …

Place Network Spring Conference Reflections

Written by Donna Tully, Professional Learning Coach

This April, we welcomed 48 educators, leaders, and partners from across the United States and Canada to the 2026 Place Network Spring Conference. Participants traveled from 10 states — Illinois, …

Building Bridges Across Generations: Kindergarteners Visit Sage Living Center

As part of their Community Helpers Unit, our Mountain Academy Jackson Campus kindergarten students recently embarked on a meaningful and memorable visit to Sage Living Center. With curiosity and compassion, our youngest learners stepped into the role of “helpers,” eager to better understand how members of our community care for the elderly. …

Community Stewardship in Action: Celebrating Habitat Heroes

Stewarding the landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem takes a community effort. Across Teton County, volunteers are stepping forward to help defend wildlife habitat, restore native plant communities, and care for the public lands that make this place so special. …

Anyone Can Be a Leader

At the Mountain Academy Jackson Campus, our 2nd–3rd graders are exploring a powerful idea:

Anyone can be a leader when they care and take action.

Learning About Leadership

As part of their literacy and social studies work, …

Creekside Wonder Market

Written by Kelly Gaskins, Professional Learning Coach

At Waggoner Creek, the school year culminated in a student-led community market and showcase that brought place-based learning to life through the lenses of ecology, economy, …